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    Memorial

    The Waterloo Free Buffet For Sailors And Soldiers - Waterloo Railway Station

    The Waterloo Free Buffet For Sailors And Soldiers- Waterloo Railway Station

    Source: Copyright Franco Pfaller

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    Current Location

    In underpass down the stairs at Platform 7, the route to the Waterloo & City line, Waterloo Railway Station, Waterloo Road, Waterloo, Lambeth, Greater London, SE1 8SE, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 31041 79785

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    © WMR-56668

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    56668
    Description
    Bronze plaque with inscription in relief.
    Inscription
    On this site/ 1915-20/ THE WATERLOO FREE BUFFET/ FOR SAILORS AND SOLDIERS/ fed over eight million men from/ BRITISH IMPERIAL AND ALLIED FORCES/ worked and supported/ entirely by voluntary effort.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 1690mm

    Width: 2096mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    • Evening Mail - Monday 13 December 1915 ON LEAVE AND HUNGRY. GROWTH OF SOLDIERS FREE BUFFETS. A ROYAL WAITRESS.
    • Broad Arrow - Friday 14 January 1916 New Free Buffet at Waterloo Station
    • Evening Mail - Wednesday 07 April 1920 8,000,000 MEALS FOR SERVICE MEN. WATERLOO FREE BUFFET TO CLOSE TO-DAY.
    • London Remembers: https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/waterloo-free-buffet-ww1
    • BBC Radio London, World War One At Home: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02hcrhl